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tyiu | 8 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +23 
 Public key cryptography, we meet again. Turns out, sometimes, what you learn in school is useful. https://i.nostr.build/ml23x.jpg
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nout | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Back in the day we had a 3hr math exam where we had to crack RSA on paper - with exponents selected in a way that it was reasonable in that time using Chinese-squares, Eulers method, etc.

Good times 😊
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Lighthouse | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Oof
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BlokchainB | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Ahh yes RSA
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ibe (no-till weed) | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Yup cryptography is an obscure part of mathematics, dont get used to it, this will be your only month of hearing about it
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tyiu | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Nah, I was cleaning out my old belongings. This page was from my textbook 15+ years ago and I was commenting that it’s still relevant today. This month will not be the only month I’m hearing about it because Nostr, Bitcoin, and many other things use cryptography. I just implemented the NIP-44 encryption spec this week.
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ibe (no-till weed) | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Oh lol thought you were in school learning about, how long did you study it?
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almost⚡️heaven | 8 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Love bitcoin, but reading how it works under the hood gives me diarrhea.